recovering economist
1. Some of the largest battles we face, are in our heads.
2. You should just go for it. What is the worst that can happen?
3. How easy it is to grow tired of that which you do not care about.
5. ‘Patagonia!’ he cried. ‘She is a hard mistress. She casts her spell. An enchantress! She folds you in her arms and never lets go.’
-Bruce Chatwin, In Patagonia (Amazon)
1. Want others to like you? Make them feel smart. Nobody wants to be seen as stupid.
3. I wish more from World War II had told their stories.
4. How do you write something? Bird by Bird.
5. “The primary way to receive the attention and affirmation we need is to affirm and care for others. I’m not talking about being sappy here. That would annoy people. I’m just talking about being a good, loyal friend.”
-Donald Miller, Father Fiction (Amazon)